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# exchangeStatus | Hyperliquid Info API

> Hyperliquid exchangeStatus: fetch the current exchange operational status.

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The Hyperliquid info endpoint with `type: "exchangeStatus"` is used to fetch the current exchange operational status.

<Tip>
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</Tip>

<Info>
  * Wire-equal to `POST api.hyperliquid.xyz/info` with `{"type": "exchangeStatus"}`.
  * `specialStatuses` is `null` under normal operation and carries status flags only when the exchange is in a special state.
  * This is a global, non-user-keyed type; `time` reflects the exchange's current clock.
</Info>

Returns the current operational status of the exchange. Under normal operation `specialStatuses` is `null`; a non-null value signals that the exchange is in a special state. The `time` field is the exchange's current timestamp, useful for detecting clock skew or a stalled feed.

## Endpoint

```
POST https://hypercore.goldrushdata.com/info
Authorization: Bearer <GOLDRUSH_API_KEY>
Content-Type: application/json
```

## Request

<ParamField body="type" type="string" required>
  Always `"exchangeStatus"`.
</ParamField>

### Example

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  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST https://hypercore.goldrushdata.com/info \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOLDRUSH_API_KEY" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
      "type": "exchangeStatus"
    }'
  ```

  ```typescript TypeScript theme={null}
  const response = await fetch("https://hypercore.goldrushdata.com/info", {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.GOLDRUSH_API_KEY}`,
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      type: "exchangeStatus",
    }),
  });

  const status = await response.json();
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import os, requests

  response = requests.post(
      "https://hypercore.goldrushdata.com/info",
      headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['GOLDRUSH_API_KEY']}"},
      json={"type": "exchangeStatus"},
  )

  status = response.json()
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Response

A single object describing the exchange status.

```json theme={null}
{
  "specialStatuses": null,
  "time": 1784799315619
}
```

### Field descriptions

<ResponseField name="specialStatuses" type="object | null">
  Special status flags. `null` under normal operation; a non-null object is present only when the exchange is in a special state.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="time" type="int">
  Current exchange timestamp in milliseconds since Unix epoch.
</ResponseField>

*Last reviewed: 2026-07-24*